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Exonerated man likely to receive millions in compensations

Here is a Hutchinson News article reporting that Eddie Lowry, who spent 10 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit, will receive $7.5 million in compensation if the civil defendants approve the recommended settlement. The article notes that

Lowery's attorneys contend that officers who interrogated him denied his repeated requests for an attorney, provided him details of the rape and then coerced him into confessing to the crime.

I guess I just think this points out that a lot of what some people perceive as "technicalities" are not technicalities, but fundamental protections. The right to counsel helps to prevent false confessions and, in turn, wrongful convictions.

Full post as published by Kansas Defenders on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).